Elastin
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Elastin is a highly elastic protein found in connective tissue that allows tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting. It is particularly important in skin, helping it to return to its original position when poked or pinched. Elastin is also found in load-bearing tissues where mechanical energy needs to be stored. It is encoded by the ELN gene and produces a protein that forms elastic fibers, containing hydrophobic regions bounded by lysine crosslinks.
Elastin
- 2. IS A HIGHLY ELASTIC PROTEIN IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND ALLOWS MANY TISSUES IN THE BODY TO RESUME THEIR SHAPE AFTER STRETCHING OR CONTRACTING. ELASTIN HELPS SKIN TO RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN IT IS POKED OR PINCHED. Elastin
- 3. Elastin is also an important load-bearing tissue in the bodies of vertebrates and used in places where mechanical energy is required to be stored. In humans, elastin is encoded by the ELN gene.
- 4. Function The ELN gene encodes a protein that is one of the two components of elastic fibers. The encoded protein is rich in hydrophobic amino acids such as glycine and proline, which form mobile hydrophobic regions bounded by crosslinks between lysine residues.